I’m sure I might step in it with this one.
I’ve never been very political.
I voted for Bush, I voted for Clinton.
I support the war, but I seriously question how it was executed.
Could Clinton have spared us much of this by taking Bin Laden when offered?
Does Congress actually do anything besides frivolously spend our hard-earned money?
I digress.
But this latest thing, “net neutrailty” is becoming quite disturbing. Large telco’s want more money. They are paying congress to make it happen.
If they want more f*cking money, why not try provding real service? Like a phone-tech that isn’t rude. Or a phone bill that isn’t riddled with bullshit services. Maybe they’ll actually retain some customers then eh?
At the heart of the matter, the telco’s are claiming that all these web sites are making money off of their networks – without paying for it – so the telcos want to build their “own” Internet. So they can charge the web sites more, or they’ll slow the traffic down. Can anyone say RICO?
Let’s examine this more closely:
I pay my cable company for Internet access ($69.95/month for 8MB down/512k up – Time Warner/RoadRunner premium service).
Web hosters pay for access to large pipes (data centers, co-location facilities, or even direct T3/OCx etc).
How are the telcos not getting paid for their wires?
There are bills in Washington right now. Contact your representatives and senators in Congress and tell them net neutrality is essential, before it is too late.
Please.